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Adopt and present a resolution recognizing September 2024 as Workforce Development Month in Solano County (Supervisor Williams)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Workforce Development Board (WDB) of Solano County recommends the Board of Supervisors adopt and present a resolution recognizing September 2024 as Workforce Development Month in Solano County.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
National Workforce Development Month was first declared in 2005 to promote the American workforce and acknowledge the crucial role workforce development plays in growing the U.S. economy.
In FY2023/24, over 13,000 individuals received basic employment services from Solano County’s America’s Job Centers of California, 284 individuals received intensive employment services, and approximately 600 businesses received talent services from the WDB. The WDB works with 38 partners to provide services through the Job Center system. In addition, the WDB collaborates with local educational agencies, area unions, local governments, local businesses, community-based organizations, and faith-based organizations to support workers in attaining family-sustaining wages, while ensuring businesses find the skilled workforce needed to compete in the regional economy. The success of the workforce development system in Solano County could not be achieved without the dedicated workforce development professionals employed at the WDB and throughout the County’s workforce partners.
Solano’s Workforce Development Board’s efforts have been internationally recognized for “Innovation and Excellence” in 2024 by Corporate Wire, an international business magazine based in London, as Career Advisory Organization of the Year. Highlights of the award include a forward-thinking approach to addressing the evolving landscape of workforce development, developing talent pipelines for emerging industries, and pioneering employee upskilling programs with local businesses.
For this year’s Workforce Development Month, the WDB is hosting Celebrating Solano’s Workforce Awards Night on September 18, 2024 from 5:30pm-7:30pm in Vacaville at the Travis Credit Union to highlight the importance of talent to our county’s economic and community development and to honor the businesses, participants, and community organizations that are integral to the County’s workforce system.
Therefore, the WDB is requesting that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution designating September 2024 as “Workforce Development Month” in Solano County to recognize the vital role that Solano County’s workforce development system plays within our community and the impact it has on economic and community vitality.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The WDB staff time associated with the planned workforce month activities is budgeted within the organization’s FY2024/25 Working Budget. The costs associated with preparation and purchase of the resolution materials are included in the Board’s FY2024/25 Working Budget.
ALTERNATIVES:
The Board may choose not to adopt the resolution. This is not recommended because the resolution provides an opportunity to further raise awareness of the County’s public workforce development system and to recognize the staff dedicated to building and maintaining the county’s talent infrastructure.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
None.
CAO RECOMMENDATION:
APPROVE DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION